A Pilgrimage of the Heart: Walter Hilton and the English Mystical Tradition - Hardcover

by Kevin Goodrich (Author)

A lively, devotional, and practical guide to the teachings of the 14th century English Mystical Tradition

• Introduces the English mystical tradition and the spiritual counsel of writers like Walter Hilton and Julian of Norwich

A lively, devotional, and practical guide to the teachings of the fourteenth century English Mystical Tradition. A Pilgrimage of the Heart introduces readers to the most well-known mystics and spiritual writers of this period, including Walter Hilton, Richard Rolle, Julian of Norwich, and Margery Kempe. Walter Hilton gave up a promising career in law to pursue a life of greater spiritual commitment. His spiritual guidance, captured in his books and letters, was widely read and circulated in the Middle Ages, and he has remained a trusted source for spiritual wisdom, inspiration, and direction. In this book, Father Goodrich invites readers, from a wide variety of spiritual experiences, to intentionally make their life a pilgrimage, a sacred journey taken for a sacred purpose. Along the way they will learn engaging bits of history, theology, and spirituality through interesting stories and helpful illustrations.

Author Biography

Kevin Goodrich is known widely as a theologian and teacher of the spiritual life. He is the author of Mystic Bonfires: Walter Hilton and the Development of Practical Spiritual Theology.